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| Sommersby | |
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| Directed by | Jon Amiel |
| Screenplay by | Nicholas Meyer Sarah Kernochan |
| Story by | Nicholas Meyer Anthony Shaffer |
| Based on | The Return of Martin Guerre by Daniel Vigne Jean-Claude Carrière Natalie Zemon Davis |
| Produced by | Arnon Milchan Steven Reuther |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot |
| Edited by | Peter Boyle |
| Music by | Danny Elfman |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Countries | United States France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $140 million[1] |
Sommersby is a 1993 period romantic drama directed by Jon Amiel from a screenplay written by Nicholas Meyer and Sarah Kernochan, adapted from the historical account of the 16th century French peasant Martin Guerre. Based on the 1982 French film The Return of Martin Guerre, the film stars Richard Gere and Jodie Foster, with Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, Clarice Taylor, Frankie Faison, and R. Lee Ermey in supporting roles.[2] Set in the Reconstruction era following the American Civil War, the film depicts a farmer returning home from the war, with his wife beginning to suspect that the man is an impostor while also falling in love with him.
Sommersby was released in the United States on February 5, 1993 by Warner Bros. The film received generally positive reviews from critics who praised the performances and chemistry of its lead actors as well as the musical score and was a box office success grossing over $140 million worldwide on a budget of $30 million.
- ^ Sommersby at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Karthi and Jyotika Twist Themselves up in Knots in Jeethu Joseph's Underwhelming Thriller Thambi". Film Companion. 21 December 2019.